My favorite time of year

I love this time of year, with Christmas music and decorations everywhere. It gets better and better every year. This year is even more fun because Joshua is so excited about Christmas. He loves the lights and the trees. We started decorating our tree yesterday and we're still working on it today. I usually place a large red bow on the top of the tree, but this morning Joshua told me that we had to put a star on the top of the tree. You know, it's whatever he wants, so this afternoon we will be headed to the store to find a star for our tree topper.

Here are a few of the pictures from the beginning of decorating:

Digging through the ornaments

Picking the perfect place to hang

Pooh's musical snow globe:Joshua is so funny - he's wearing the stockings as socks!

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!

Happy Thanksgiving

I am late posting for Thanksgiving, but didn't want to let it get too late before saying how thankful I am for the many wonderful blessings in my life.

The Lord has blessed me with a wonderful family and I'm thankful for each of you. I'm especially thankful for my loving husband and my precious child. I'm thankful that my brother is recovering and doing very well since his surgery. I'm also very thankful to my mom and sister for taking such good care of us while we were in Virginia. The Lord has also blessed me with a wonderful church family and many friends for whom I am so thankful.

The Lord has been so very good to me.

Ice Cream Party

This morning, Daddy surprised Joshua with a Play-Doh Ice Cream Machine! Joshua invited Lightning McQueen, Mater, Buzz Lightyear, Farmer Bob, Bob the Builder, and lots of other friends to a party. We made ice cream sundaes for everyone!

Joshua & his Gator

This is a short video of Joshua driving his Gator. He has had lots of fun with the Gator and his driving skills have really improved since he first drove it at the birthday party!

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Pony rides, pumpkins, and tractors

Today, we finally made it up to the pony ride and pumpkin patch. Needless to say, Joshua had a blast!!! He greeted the man at the pony ride with a "Hey Partner!"

Happy Halloween!

We celebrated Halloween by passing out candy to the neighborhood trick or treaters. Joshua has never liked wearing costumes, but he did like riding his horse this year!

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3 years old!!

It's hard to believe my baby is three years old; it seems as if it was just yesterday that we were bringing him home! Now he is not just walking and talking, but running and having conversations with us! I'm amazed by his imagination and the stories that he creates with his cars or stuffed animals. I can't ever say enough how much the Lord has blessed us with Joshua. I treasure every day with him and try to capture every day in pictures (because I know my memory won't retain it all). He says so many funny things, every day is something new. Just ask Hazy, I always have a story to tell! There are so many times I wish I could hit the "pause" button and just savor the moment a little longer because they seem to get away much too quickly.

Joshua, we thank God for you every day. You are such a joy and we love you so much!!!

Joshua likes the movie "Cars"; he can even sing "Life is a Highway". So here is Joshua's third year in review:

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